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Weekly Basis 12/21/25

It's our weekly U.S. grain market analysis and outlook for corn, soybeans and wheat, including traders positioning, basis bids tracking, crush margins, weekly news wrap-up and comments.


Dow Jones Industrial Average Index settled on Friday at 48,135, -323 points for the week.

Crude oil settled at $56.54, -0.99.

Dollar Index settled at 98.72, +0.33.

Baltic Dry Index (a shipping freight-cost index) settled at 2,023, -182.


Corn


March futures settled at $4.43¾, +3¢ for the week.


Basis (H = March; e.g. 10H means 10¢ over Mar futures) (Futures price + Basis = Cash price)

  • The US national average basis was -40H, 1¢ firmer.

  • Dayton, Ohio Cargill’s spot basis was 10H, steady, $4.54 cash price.

  • Iowa Falls Poet’s spot basis was -10H, steady, $4.33 cash price.


COT Report (Commitment of Traders, chart below) as of November 18:

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